DESIGN STANDARDS AND SPACE
MANILA LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT
REQUIREMENTS FOR LIGHT RAIL
TRANSITS
1. MANILA LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT
SYSTEM LINE 1 (LRT 1)
The Manila Light Rail Transit
System Line 1 is the first metro
line of the Manila Light Rail Transit
System. Presently, the line contains
twenty stations and runs on 19.65
kilometers (12.21 mi) of fully
elevated route. The line is colored
yellow (old) and green (new) on all
LRT maps.
The line runs in a general north-
south direction from Baclaran to
Monumento; then, it runs in an
east-west direction from
Monumento to North Avenue,
linking the cities of Quezon City,
Caloocan, Manila, Pasay, and
Paraaque. Passengers can
transfer to the Line 2 at Doroteo
Jose station, while passengers can
transfer to the Line 3 at EDSA and
North Avenue stations.
Technical:
Track length 19.65 km (12.21 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 in)
standard gauge
Minimum radius 170 meters (558 ft)
Mainline 25 meters (82 ft) Depot
Electrification Overhead lines
Operating speed 40-60 km/h (25-37
mph)
2.
SYSTEM LINE 2 (LRT 2)
The Manila Light Rail Transit
System Line 2, also known as
LRT Line 2, LRT-2, or
Megatren, is a rapid transit line
in Metro Manila in the
Philippines, generally running in
an east-west direction along the
Radial Road 6 and a portion of
the Circumferential Road 1.
Although operated by the Light
Rail Transit Authority, resulting
in its being called "LRT-2", it is
actually a heavy rail, rapid
transit system owing to its use
of electric multiple units instead
of the light rail vehicles used in
earlier lines and is the only line
utilizing such type of system in
the country. Envisioned in the
1970s as part of the
Metropolitan Manila Strategic
Mass Rail Transit Development
Plan, the eleven-station, 13.8-
kilometer (8.6 mi) line was the
third rapid transit line to be built
in Metro Manila when it started
operations in 2003.
Technical:
Track length 13.8 km (8.6 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 in)
standard gauge
Electrification Overhead lines
Operating speed 60-80km/h (37-50
mph)
3. MANILA METRO RAIL TRANSIT
SYSTEM (MRT Lines 3)
The Manila Metro Rail Transit
System, also known as the
MRT Line 3, MRT-3, or
Metrostar Express, is a rapid
transit system of Metro Manila,
Philippines, and is composed of
a single line that runs along the
north and south lanes of
Epifanio de los Santos Avenue
(EDSA). Although it has the
characteristics of light rail, such
as with the type of rolling stock
used, it is more akin to a rapid
transit system owing to its total
grade separation and high
passenger throughput.
MRT-3 is integrated with the
public transit system in Metro
Manila, and passengers also
take various forms of road-
based public transport, such as
buses, to and from a station to
reach their intended destination.
Although the line is aimed at
reducing traffic congestion and
travel time along EDSA, the
transportation system has only
been partially successful due to
the DOTC's inaction on the
private sector's proposals to
expand the capacity of the
system to take up to 1.1 million
passengers a day. Expanding
the network's capacity to
accommodate the rising number
of passengers is currently set
on tackling this problem.
Technical:
Track length 16.9 km (10.5 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 in)
standard gauge
Minimum radius 370 meters
(1,213.9108 ft) Mainline / 25 meters
(82 ft) Depot
Electrification 750 V DC Overhead
lines
Operating speed 40-60 km/h (25-37
mph)